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Geochemical characterization of groundwater and submarine discharge in the south-eastern Sicily
2006
Abstract The main results of a hydrogeochemical survey carried out during 2002–2003 along the coast of the south-eastern Sicily, which aimed at geochemical characterization of both groundwater chemistry and submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) in the area are presented. A general frame of chemical processes affecting the studied groundwater and SGD point out that most samples fall within the calcite-anhydrite-dolomite field (CAD). The chemical composition of the samples within the CAD triangle is essentially controlled by calcite, dolomite and gypsum dissolution, which are the main minerals of the carbonate rocks hosting the aquifers. An additional process evidenced in this study is a mixi…
La fondazione del monastero di Santa Chiara di Piazza Armerina (1320-1340): un vuoto documentario
2017
ITALIANO: Il numero degli insediamenti francescani femminili in Sicilia nel XIII e XIV secolo è ridotto e la ricostruzione della storia dei pochi monasteri esistenti è resa più complessa dalla mancanza di documenti che accomuna buona parte di essi. È il caso del monastero di Santa Chiara di Piazza Armerina la cui storia trecentesca, a partire dalla fondazione, sembra essere avvolta nell’oblio. Il saggio si propone, sulla scorta dei pochi documenti rinvenuti, di chiarire alcuni elementi legati alla sua fondazione ad opera di Guglielmo Caldarera barone di Bifara e di Favarotta. / ENGLISH: The number of female franciscan settlements in Sicily in the 13th and 14th centuries is limited and the r…
Indagine, analisi e catalogazione del patrimonio pittorico delle raccolte ecclesiastiche del Val di Noto UNESCO. Proposta per un sistema museale
2020
Origin of clay minerals in soils on pyroclastic deposits in the island of Lipari (Italy)
2005
The island of Lipari (Italy) is characterized by calc-alkaline to potassic volcanism and a Mediterranean-type climate. The mineralogical and chemical features of two different soil profiles with ages of 92,000 and 10,000–40,000 y, respectively, have been investigated. There were no Andisols, but Vitric and Vertic Cambisols have developed at both sites. Although the morphology of the soils was similar, remarkable differences in the clay mineralogy between the two sites were observed. The site with the Vitric Cambisol was associated with the weathering sequence: glass → halloysite → kaolinite or interstratified kaolinite-2:1 clay minerals. Both sites had smectite in the clay fraction and, to …
Two new natural begomovirus recombinants associated with the tomato yellow leaf curl disease co-exist with parental viruses in tomato epidemics in It…
2009
Two tomato geminivirus species co-exist in protected crops in Sicily, Tomato yellow leaf curl Sardinia virus (TYLCSV, found in 1989) and Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV, found in 2002), and mixed infections have been detected. In a field survey conducted in 2004, the viral intergenic region (IR) was amplified from infected plants, and molecules apparently hybrid between the two species were found, but only in plants where one or both parental species were also present. Two of these hybrids, named 2/2 and 2/5, were isolated and infectious clones were obtained. They were both readily whitefly-transmitted to tomato plants; clone 2/5 produced symptoms typical of TYLCSV and TYLCV, while clo…
Differences in Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus-specific and herpesvirus-non-specific immune responses in classic Kaposi sarcoma cases and match…
2011
Kaposi sarcoma (KS) might develop because of incompetent immune responses, both non-specifically and specifically against the KS-associated herpesvirus (KSHV). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 15 classic (non-AIDS) KS cases, 13 KSHV seropositives (without KS) and 15 KSHV-seronegative controls were tested for interferon-γ T-cell (enzyme-linked immunospot [Elispot]) responses to KSHV-latency-associated nuclear antigen (LANA), KSHV-K8.1 and CMV/Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) peptide pools. The forearm and thigh of each participant was also tested for delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) against common recall antigens. Groups were compared with Fisher exact test and multinomial logistic regress…
Capitalismo globale e questione di genere. Una riflessione sul lavoro femminile in Sicilia e nel Mezzogiorno d'Italia
2016
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Cappelle di palazzo nella Sicilia del Trecento
2018
Nei palazzi e nei castelli dell’aristocrazia siciliana, realizzati ex-novo o rinnovati nel corso del XIV secolo, la presenza di cappelle palatine appare una costante. Inserite tra gli ambienti della stessa residenza o costruite in volumi autonomi ma adiacenti alla prima, esse contribuiscono a definirne il rango, in un ambiguo equilibrio tra sfera pubblica e privata. Infatti, sebbene destinate essenzialmente a una fruizione privata - della quale tuttavia non si conoscono con precisione modalità e frequenza - si tratta al contempo degli ambienti definiti con maggiore cura e con scelte formali che appaiono mirate a perseguire precise strategie di autorappresentazione, che oscillano tra modelli…